Updates from Monday 10 August to Sunday 16 August
A van has had liquid poured over it before being set on fire while it was parked in the driveway of a house.
The Ford Custom Transit was outside the home on Norton Grange Crescent, Norton Canes, near Cannock, when it happened on 31 July, Staffordshire Police said. , external
The force said CCTV footage showed two people approaching the vehicle before running off after it was set on fire.
Stoke-on-Trent Live
The Stoke-on-Trent Live website's headlines today include:
West Mercia Police has launched an investigation after a man was stabbed in the face in Redditch.
Officers say, external the attack happened at around 02:00 on Saturday 1 August.
The victim, a man in his 40s, was walking from The Park Inn pub on Evesham Road towards Pool Bank with his son. He was left with injuries to the face and was taken to hospital for treatment.
The offender is described as white, with short brown hair and was wearing a fluorescent orange jacket.
Dante Mullings was killed in an attack in Birmingham in May 2019.
Read MoreOur local BBC Weather Watchers have been busy snapping photos this morning as well as letting us know the forecast from where they live.
Here are three from users Red Robin in Packwood, Warwickshire, J at Severn Ridge in Severn Stoke, Worcestershire and Neil in Alton, Staffordshire:
Image source, Red Robin
Image source, J at Severn Ridge
Image source, NeilSeven people were hurt after their car towing a caravan overturned on the M5.
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceThey were on the motorway between J6 and J5, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, when they told the ambulance service the caravan started to sway and caused the car to spin and rollover. , external
The vehicle's believed to have rolled up to three times before ending up on its roof.
Paramedics said three men, a woman and three boys were all treated for injuries which weren't serious and taken to hospital.
Three more bridges are going to be installed in the West Midlands later this year as part of HS2 building works.
Image source, HS2 LtdOver the weekend, a 2,750-tonne road bridge was inched into place across the M42 near Birmingham Airport and the NEC.
The motorway was closed on Saturday for the operation but reopened ahead of schedule on Sunday morning.
Image source, HS2 LtdHS2 Ltd, which is building the railway, said a similar bridge over the A446 and two others to span the new high-speed line will be installed later this year., external
A few of the stories featuring on the Hereford Times website today:
Two abandoned horses have been rescued from a garden pond, external by fire crews.
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceSpecialist rescue teams were called to the site in Pattingham on Sunday, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said.
After safely getting them out of the water, a vet treated one for an injured leg before the RSPCA took them both away., external
Image source, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceThe Express and Star's main stories today include:
A van's smashed into a house in Birmingham this morning, ending up buried inside the home.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceThe collision happened on a residential street in Northfield just after 07:00, the ambulance service said. , external
It said a child who was inside the house was treated for minor injuries and discharged at the scene.
The woman driving the van managed to get out through the back door and was treated for minor injuries before being taken to hospital.
A barn fire broke out overnight near Hereford., external
Several fire crews were called to the farm in Hampton Bishop just before 01:00, the fire service said., external
Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire ServiceIt added no-one was hurt and by 05:00 it had reduced the number of crews to two.
Image source, Hereford and Worcester Fire ServiceRepairs to a burst pipe which flooded homes and caused disruption to water supplies are likely to take several days, Severn Trent said.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceThe firm said a "handful of properties" were affected by flooding on Bristol Road South in Northfield, Birmingham, on Sunday morning.
Severn Trent said the repair would be "a lengthy progress" and a lane closure on Bristol Road would remain in place while work is carried out.
Severe thunderstorms are being forecast today but the Met Office says it's unclear where they will happen.
Image source, Met OfficeA yellow alert is in place until midnight covering the whole of the West Midlands, external and the organisation is warnings there could be flooding.
However it says "there is significant uncertainty in location and timing".
BBC Sport
Warwickshire will resume today on 230-8 on day three of their Bob Willis Trophy game with Gloucestershire.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Bears edged into a narrow first innings lead of 20 yesterday with Matt Lamb top-scoring with 65.
While Worcestershire will be looking for quick wickets this morning when Glamorgan resume on 181-2.
The Pears made a massive 455-8 in their first innings and removed both of the visitor's openers before they fought back with a so far unbroken stand of 137.
You can follow coverage of the games on the BBC Cricket website.
Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC News
A police officer who nearly died after being run over by car thieves has added his support for mandatory life sentences for anyone who kills a member of the emergency services.
PC Gaz Phillips
A campaign was launched by Lissie Harper, the widow of PC Andrew Harper who died in Berkshire in August 2019.
PC Gaz Phillips, 43, was critically injured in Birmingham a few days earlier.
He has made a remarkable recovery and on the first anniversary of the incident has just returned to work.
We might see the odd shower this morning but mainly there will be sunny spells today and it will continue to feel very warm and muggy. High: 30C/86F.
Image source, DeeThis morning in Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire
Then turning cloudy this evening with showers starting to appear which could be sharp and possibly thundery. Low: 17C/63F.
You can keep up-to-date on the latest forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.
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